简直
jiǎn zhíㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄓˊ
Sino-Vietnamese: GIẢN TRỰC
Traditional: 簡直
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Meaning(adverb)
simply; really
Expresses exaggeration; often with 太……了, 是 or 不敢.
Examples
今天简直热死了!
jīn tiān jiǎn zhí rè sǐ le!
It's simply boiling today!
这道菜简直太好吃了。
zhè dào cài jiǎn zhí tài hǎo chī le.
This dish is just too delicious.
他简直不敢相信自己的眼睛。
tā jiǎn zhí bù gǎn xiāng xìn zì jǐ de yǎn jīng.
He simply couldn't believe his eyes.
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Stroke order
GIẢN · 13 strokes
TRỰC · 8 strokes
surname Zhi; Zhi (c. 2000 BC), fifth of the legendary Flame Emperors 帝 descended from Shennong 神农 Farmer God
Related words
- 简单 jiǎn dān — simple; not complicated
- 简历 jiǎn lì — curriculum vitae (CV); résumé; biographical notes
- 简化 jiǎn huà — to simplify
- 简陋 jiǎn lòu — simple and crude
- 简要 jiǎn yào — concise; brief
- 精简 jīng jiǎn — to simplify; to reduce
- 简体字 jiǎn tǐ zì — simplified Chinese character, as opposed to traditional Chinese character 繁体字